Salt shown to improve arapaima farms18 Jan 2019Brazilian researchers have shown that the growth and survival of Arapaima gigas larvae can be improved by adding salt to hatchery water.
Women in aquaculture: Maria Darias4 Dec 2018Maria Darias specialises in bringing sustainable aquaculture to developing countries, a role that recently involved a four-year stint in Peruvian Amazonia, establishing farming protocols for a range o…
Women in aquaculture: Dr Laura Braden31 Oct 2018Dr Laura Braden, an eminent sea lice researcher who now works for AquaBounty, lives on Prince Edward Island, Canada, with her husband-to-be, a young baby, two German shepherds and a Norwegian forest c…
Boost for tropical fish breeders3 Jan 2019Pioneering new techniques could enable leading aquariums to breed their own tropical fish, following a new collaboration.
North Korea: salmon farming’s next superpower?18 Feb 2019North Korea is steadily increasing the farming of a range of aquatic species – including salmon, pollack, carp, and catfsh.
Singapore steps up aquaculture innovation18 Feb 2019A new Centre of Innovation in Aquaculture is due to be established in Singapore, the country’s finance minister announced today.
Four species land breeding R&D windfall18 Feb 2019A major research collaboration between academic and industry scientists aims to boost selective breeding of vital UK aquaculture species.
Bangladesh considers switching shrimp species18 Feb 2019The Bangladeshi government plans to allow trial production of vannamei shrimp, as they consider switching from their native tiger prawn.
World Aquaculture Society: editors' choices revealed25 Jan 2019Papers on the use of aeration in catfish culture, how bioflocs contribute to shrimp nutrition and why standardisation is vital for successful cryopreservation to safeguard key aquaculture stocks were …
Are crayfish farmers overfeeding?18 Jan 2019A new study suggests that Chinese crayfish producers would improve the performance of their farms and their finances if they relied more on natural food items and less on the provision of supplementar…
Mississippi to host aquaculture investment and innovation event17 Jan 2019The next opportunity for aquaculture innovators to link up with investors as part of the Fish 2.0 programme is scheduled to take place in Mississippi on 13 February.
Welsh firm sets sights on global tilapia market 6 Nov 2017How Three-Sixty Aquaculture Limited intends to revolutionise the global tilapia industry, from an unlikely base - in Wales.
Money for old rope?13 Oct 2017The £1.7 million Stepping Stone mussel hatchery project in Shetland is showing very encouraging results, reports Tom Morton.
Genomic breakthrough for freshwater prawns5 Sep 2018The sequencing and assembly of the world’s first high-quality genome of giant freshwater prawn (M. rosenbergii) has now been completed.
Breeding programmes prove their worth4 Sep 2018The benefits that salmon farmers obtain by sourcing their stocks from cutting-edge breeding programmes are chronically undervalued, according to a new study.
Funding secured for ISA-resistance research12 Feb 2018A new project that aims to speed up the development of a strain of salmon with higher tolerance against the infectious salmon anaemia virus (ISAV) starts next month in Norway.
A genomic means of tackling SRS18 Dec 2017A genomic method to improve resistance to salmon rickettsial syndrome (SRS) – a disease that costs the Chilean Atlantic salmon industry more than $100 million a year – could reduce mortality rates of …
INVE seals Thai tilapia deal16 May 2017SponsoredINVE has signed an agreement that will result in a range of its tilapia products being distributed by one of Thailands largest quality tilapia fry and feed providers, Manit Farm.
Nutriad developing Mycotoxin rapid test kit19 Jun 2015SponsoredBELGIUM - Belgium based feed additive specialist Nutriad and Ghent University have been working for two years on a project developing a prototype rapid test kit for mycotoxins.
CID Lines wins the Trends Magazine award1 Apr 2011SponsoredBELGIUM - For the 7th time in a row, CID LINES has been awarded by Trends Magazine for being 1 of the 100 fastest growing companies in West-Flanders.
Biomin energises phytogenics business20 Jun 2012SponsoredGERMANY - Animal nutrition company BIOMIN finalized the acquisition and integration of the German basedphytogenic feed additive and feed flavorings company MICRO-PLUS. This acquisition adds toBIOMIN's…
Gene editing: a Benchmark perspective 6 Feb 2018Alan Tinch, technical services director in Benchmark's genetics division, explains the company's breeding strategy - including their hopes for applying gene editing techniques - for salmon, shrimp and…
Norwegian legislative debate offers hope for gene editing in aquaculture 6 Dec 2017In a move that could have huge implications for global aquaculture, a new way to classify and regulate GMOs has been proposed by the Norwegian Biotechnology Advisory Board yesterday.
Gene editing goes viral7 Dec 2017A new project involving the use of gene editing technology to increase resistance against the infectious salmon anaemia (ISA) virus has received £500,000 in funding.
Court Upholds Approval of GM AquaBounty Salmon26 Oct 2016CANADA - An appeal brought against the approval of AquaBounty's genetically modified salmon has been dismissed by the Federal Court of Appeal in Canada.
